Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 180, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1911 — Contract Let For Re-Roofing The Carnegie Public Library. [ARTICLE]

Contract Let For Re-Roofing The Carnegie Public Library.

The board of managers of the public library met thiß Tuesday afternoon to open the bids filed for the re-roofing of the Carnegie library building. The old roof, which was of slate and tin. is in a very bad condition, owing to the tin having rusted away. The new roof is to be largely of copper and slate and much more lasting. The contract was let to Birtine .& Orr, of Danville, for $499. Cleve Eger bid $615 and the Tri-City Tinplate Co., of Champaign, 111., bid $550.

-COURT ADJOURNS AGAIN; V WILL RECONVENE MONDAY. Judge Struck Out Remonstrances Filed After Nov. 14th—Assessment Objections Only Remain.

After ruling in favor of the Marble ditch as a public utility'Monday, Judge Marvin also ruled to strike out some fifty remonslrators against the assessments because they had not filed objections prior to Nov. 14th, the date set by the court as "Ihe final return day. This was another movement in favor of the ditch petitioners and the attorneys for the remaining remonstrators were not ready to go to trial and the court adjourned until next Monday, Aug. 7th. At that time the court will rule on several motions to strike out other remonstrances on other grqunds and follow that action by taking up the assessment remonstrances which were properly filed within the time allotted by the court. The only thing now that will defeat the ditch iB the cutting of the assessments of remonstrators to an extent that would not leave Sufficient money to construct the ditch. This is Improbable and there is little doubt but that the ditch will be built, thereby Shortening the channel of the Kankakee river from 70 to 29 miles over' the land surveyed for this improvement.